Brantford Head Office
1-866-284-2223
Toronto / 24 Emergency Service
1-800-850-8770
Niagara
1-800-850-8770
Ottawa
1-800-850-8770
In most cases, freight forwarders operate in an environment that is highly weight sensitive with some trivial details that have an adverse impact on both the satisfaction of customers and the profitability of the company. With many options to choose, below are the three best truck scales for freight forwarders and related outbound logistics operations.
A thorough check-up every six months at the very minimum is the general rule. Aside from the actual calibration, most of the inspection will consist of you or your scale technician conducting a visual inspection of the scale, foundation and surrounding area. Here's some tips on maintaining your truck scales.
Rails are incredibly important to assure your cargo is precise and travels safely to its destination. Maintaining your rail scales properly can make them last for many years and work accurately. Our experts here at Active Scale have put together a few tips to keep your rail scales uncontaminated and operating precisely.
When used properly, crane scales can help prevent or limit unsafe conditions by providing a real-time measurement of the operational load, offering immediate feedback to operators and safety systems. By exploring the goals of overhead weighing and analyzing the aspects of your environment, we can determine which crane scale would be best suited for your application.
The worst mistake a warehouse operator can make is to simply assume that “a scale is a scale.” While all scales do essentially perform the same function, they can be quite different in terms of how much product they can weigh, how the measurement is calculated, and how they’re built. Before selecting from one of the many warehouse weighing scales available, here’s what business owners should know.
Imagine being robbed of millions of dollars and having no idea how or when it even happened. This type of theft can take many forms, and without proper protection, can go undetected for months. To help protect you, the experts at Active Scale have put together the five most common ways thieves are cheating truck scales and how you can stop it from happening to you.
Letting your truck scale gather dirt and debris may not seem like a big deal, but it’s actually a much bigger issue than most people realize. Here are just a few ways cleaning your truck scale can actually save you money and help your business run much more smoothly.
By choosing an industrial portable scale you can weigh anything, anywhere you need to, at anytime. Powered by rechargeable or replaceable batteries, portable scales don’t need a permanent connection to the mains in order to run. With plenty of benefits associated with all of our scales, here are just four reasons how your business can benefit from a portable one.
Rail scales are installed in train rails to measure the weight of train cars as they travel. But what exactly are rail scales used for and how do they work?
It’s pretty obvious by the name, “truck scale”, what this product actually does – weighs trucks, however, all of the different components of the product are not so obvious but are very important. Here are the basics of what exactly makes a truck scale, a truck scale.
Consistent in Every Weigh
Consistent in Every Weigh
Consistent in Every Weigh
Brantford Head Office
1-866-284-2223
Ottawa
1-800-850-8770
Niagara
1-800-850-8770
Toronto/Emergency Service
1-800-850-8770
© 2025 Active Scale Manufacturing
